A firm must operate under their firm name or an assumed name as licensed.
(1) All advertising or solicitations without limitation for brokerage services, to include the internet-based advertising, web pages, e-mail, newspaper, and other visual media must include the firm name or an assumed name as licensed.
(2) Brokers and managing brokers advertising using a name, title, or brand without obtaining an assumed name license must:
(a) Always use and display the firm's licensed name or the firm's licensed assumed name in a clear and conspicuous manner in conjunction with the use of such name, title, or brand.
(b) Not use a name, title, or brand which suggests a legal entity separate and distinct from the firm, such as "Inc.," "LLC," "LLP," "Corp.," "firm," or "company."
(c) Not use name, title, or brand commonly understood to reference a firm or an office, such as "realty," "realtors," "firm," or "real estate."
(d) Receive advance written approval from the firm's designated broker to use an unlicensed title or brand.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.041(1) and (5). 10-20-095, § 308-124B-210, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040 and 18.85.041. 10-06-078, § 308-124B-210, filed 3/1/10, effective 7/1/10.]